Entitled the International Workshop on the Impact of Auditory and Visual Impairment (AVICCS), the conference aimed to provide a platform to discuss low-cost innovative solutions on primary and secondary care, Anglia Ruskin explained.

Co-chair of the event, Professor Shahina Pardhan, said: "This important international event brought together world-leading academics from several institutions to share their research and find innovative solutions to the healthcare challenges we face today. This was possibly the first combined international vision and hearing event of its kind."

The conference was supported by the National Natural Science Fund of China, the British council Researcher Links and the Newton Fund.